Crime Roundup: Woman Embezzles Friend's 300 Million Rupiah Over Predatory Loans, Man Falls from Third Floor of Pondok Indah Mall

Jakarta — Jakarta police have reported several criminal incidents on Monday, 9 March, including the case of a woman trapped in predatory loan debt who embezzled her friend’s valuables, and the circumstances surrounding a man’s fall from the third floor of Pondok Indah Mall (PIM) 2.

A 42-year-old woman with the initials DS has been arrested by Grogol Petamburan police after stealing valuable items worth 300 million rupiah from her own friend. According to Police Chief AKP Reza Aditya of Grogol Petamburan Sector, the suspect carried out the theft from September through December 2025 at the victim’s residence in the Tanjung Duren Utara area, West Jakarta. The theft was motivated by the suspect’s entanglement with predatory online loans.

Metro Jaya Police have revealed the motive in a murder case that occurred in Depok, West Java, where the victim’s body was discovered on Saturday, 7 March in a decomposed state. The suspected perpetrator, identified as ARH (44), is the victim’s illegal husband, according to Metro Jaya Police spokesperson Kombes Pol Budi Hermanto.

Former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas remains optimistic that the truth will emerge during a pre-trial hearing on his suspect designation by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in relation to alleged corruption involving an additional hajj quota for the 2023-2024 hajj pilgrimage.

Pademangan Police have confirmed there was no violence in the case of a child who drowned in Kali Sunter, Pademangan Timur Village, Pademangan Subdistrict, North Jakarta, on Sunday, 8 March evening.

Metro Jaya Police have released the circumstances of a 31-year-old man with the initials AYA who fell from the third floor of Pondok Indah Mall (PIM) 2 in South Jakarta on Sunday, 8 March. According to Metro Jaya Police spokesperson Kombes Pol Budi Hermanto, CCTV footage shows the victim was on the third floor of PIM 2, moved of his own volition toward the barrier fence, and then jumped, falling to the ground floor.